Ama Dablam | 2018 SW Ridge

A Japan expedition to Ama Dablam in 2018 via SW Ridge, led by Hiroyuki Kuraoka. Summit reached on 31st October 2018. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9954
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD18307
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Hiroyuki Kuraoka
Sponsor	Hiro Ama Dablam Expedition 2018
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Lukla->Namche->Deboche->Pangboche->BC
Basecamp Date	2018-10-24
Summit Date	2018-10-31
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	7
Total Days	7
Termination Date	2018-10-31
Termination Reason	6
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6100m after client hit by rockfall from another team
High Point (m)	6100
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(24/10,4580m),C1(5800m),C2(29/10,6000m),xxx(31/10,6100m)
Route Notes	On summit push at 6100m, Yoshiki Sakai was hit by rockfall from another team that broke his left index finger.
Accidents	Yoshiki Sakai hit by rockfall from another team.
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalaya Vision
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2463681
Year	2018
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Field	Value
ID	73051
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD18307
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Yoshiki
Last Name	Sakai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan
Occupation	Retired tax collector
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2018-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	For sleeping from C1
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2018-10-31
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	8
Injury Height (m)	6100
Death Notes	Hit by falling rock that broke his left index finger
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2434931
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	yoshiki sakai
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hiroyuki Kuraoka	M	1961	Japan	Leader	Abiko, Chiba, Japan	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Yoshiki Sakai	M	1960	Japan	Climber	Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan	Retired tax collector	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa	M	1989	Nepal	H-A Worker	Taksindu-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Nuru Wangchu Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.